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Instrument Respondent 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

1: Applicant Characteristics ................. Program applicants ............................. 150,000 1 0.25 37,500 12,500 

Program staff ...................................... 330 455 0.10 15,015 5,005 

2: Program Operations ........................ Program staff ...................................... 110 12 0.32 422 141 

3: Service Delivery Data ...................... Program staff ...................................... 1,650 86 0.50 70,950 23,650 

4: Entrance and Exit Surveys .............. Program clients (entrance) ................. 141,498 1 0.42 59,429 19,810 

Program clients (exit) .......................... 94,734 1 0.42 39,788 13,263 

Program staff (entrance and exit on 

paper).

220 351 0.10 7,722 2,574 

5: Semi-annual Performance Progress 

Report (PPR).

Program staff ...................................... 110 6 3 1,980 660 

6: Quarterly Performance Report 

(QPR).

Program staff ...................................... 110 6 1 660 220 

7: CQI Plan .......................................... Program staff ...................................... 110 3 4 1,320 440 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 78,263. 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: Sec. 403. [42 U.S.C. 603]. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25720 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–73–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Voluntary Acknowledgment of 

Paternity and Required Data Elements 

for Paternity Establishment Affidavits 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services, Administration for Children 

and Families, United States Department 

of Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), United 

States Department of Health and Human 

Services, is requesting a three-year 

extension of the Voluntary 

Acknowledgment of Paternity and 

Required Data Elements for Paternity 

Establishment Affidavits (OMB #0970– 

0171, expiration 1/31/2024). No changes 

are proposed. 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. OMB must make a decision 

about the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of 

the Social Security Act requires States 

to enact laws ensuring a simple civil 

process for voluntarily acknowledging 

paternity via an affidavit. The 

development and use of an affidavit for 

the voluntary acknowledgment of 

paternity would include the minimum 

requirements of the affidavit specified 

by the Secretary under section 452(a)(7) 

of the Social Security Act and give full 

faith and credit to such an affidavit 

signed in any other State according to 

its procedures. The State must provide 

that, before a mother and putative father 

can sign a voluntary acknowledgment of 

paternity, the mother and putative 

father must be given notice, orally, or 

through the use of video equipment, and 

in writing, of the alternatives to, the 

legal consequences of, and the rights 

(including any rights, if one parent is a 

minor, due to minority status) and 

responsibilities of acknowledging 

paternity. The affidavits will be used by 

hospitals, birth record agencies, and 

other entities participating in the 

voluntary paternity establishment 

program to collect information from the 

parents of nonmarital children. 

Respondents: The parents of 

nonmarital children, State and Tribal 

agencies operating child support 

programs under Title IV–D of the Social 

Security Act, hospitals, birth record 

agencies, and other entities participating 

in the voluntary paternity establishment 

program. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Training ................................................................................................ 130,240 1 1 130,240 

Paternity Acknowledgment Process .................................................... 1,618,412 1 0.17 275,130 

Data Elements ..................................................................................... 54 1 1 54 


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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued 

Instrument Total number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Ordering Brochures ............................................................................. 2,604,802 1 .08 208,384 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 613,808. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C) and 

652(a)(7). 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25731 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–41–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Review; U.S. Repatriation 

Program Forms (Office of Management 

and Budget No.: 0970–0474) 

AGENCY: Office of Human Services 

Emergency Preparedness and Response, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, United States Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

proposing to collect information to 

support state planning, training, and 

exercise activities and training and 

technical assistance for the United 

States (U.S.) Repatriation Program 

through six new forms in addition to the 

currently approved forms. 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) must make a 

decision about the collection of 

information between 30 and 60 days 

after publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The purpose of the U.S. 

Repatriation Program (Program) is to 

provide temporary assistance to eligible 

U.S. citizens and their dependents 

(repatriates) returned by the Department 

of State from a foreign country because 

of destitution, illness, war, threat of war, 

or a similar crisis, and who are without 

available resources, or (2) mental 

illness. Temporary assistance is 

provided upon their arrival in the U.S. 

and is available initially for up to 90 

days from a repatriate’s date of arrival 

in the U.S. Temporary assistance is 

provided in the form of a service loan 

and is repayable to the U.S. 

Government. 

Temporary assistance is defined in 42 

U.S.C. 1313(c) as money payments, 

medical care, temporary lodging, 

transportation, and other goods and 

services necessary for the health or 

welfare of individuals, including 

guidance, counseling, and other welfare 

services provided to them within the 

U.S. upon their arrival in the U.S. Other 

goods and services may include clothes, 

food, assistance with obtaining 

identification (driver’s license, birth 

certificate), child care, and translation 

services. 

The ACF Office of Human Services 

Emergency Preparedness and Response 

(OHSEPR), at the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), 

administers the U.S. Repatriation 

Program. 

There are currently eight forms 

approved under this this OMB number. 

This new request will extend approval 

of those forms without changes. For 

more information about these currently 

approved forms, see https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202204-0970-004. 

Most recently, OHSEPR developed 

new forms to support the planning, 

training, and exercise cooperative 

agreements with states and the new 

training and technical assistance center. 

This notice and the associated request to 

OMB will add these forms under this 

OMB number. 

The following is a description of the 

forms and the proposed revisions: 

Project Narrative 

The purpose of this form is for an 

overall description of planned activities 

for the entire project period (e.g., years 

1, 2, and 3) regarding emergency 

repatriation planning, training, and 

exercises. 

Annual Workplan 

The purpose of this form is for an 

annual workplan for each federal fiscal 

year for emergency repatriation 

planning, training, and exercises. 

Budget and Budget Narrative 

This form is to provide a budget and 

budget narrative for planned activities 

for each annual workplan regarding 

planning, training, and exercises for 

repatriation. 

Repatriation State Contact List 

The purpose is to ensure current and 

accurate points-of-contact within states 

and territories for the U.S. Repatriation 

Program routine and emergency 

operations. 

Repatriation Training and Technical 

Assistance Request 

States, territories, counties, and local 

service providers may use this form to 

request training and technical assistance 

on the U.S. Repatriation Program via a 

web portal account. 

Post-Training Survey 

The purpose of this survey is to 

receive feedback on trainings to improve 

the support for and customer experience 

of states, territories, and local service 

providers supporting the U.S. 

Repatriation Program. 

Respondents: States, Territories, local 

social service providers, administrative 

staff. 

Annual Burden Estimates: 


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